Kolbjørn Almlid (born 2 June 1945) is a Norwegian businessperson and politician for the Centre Party. He hails from

Verran Municipality Verran is a former municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1901 until its dissolution in 2020 when it was divided between Steinkjer Municipality and Indre Fosen Municipality. It was part of the Innherred region ...

. From 1989 to 1990, during

Syse's Cabinet Syse's Cabinet was a minority centre-right Conservative, Centre, Christian Democrat Government of Norway. It succeeded the Labour Second cabinet Brundtland after the 1989 election, and sat between 16 October 1989 and 3 November 1990. It was r ...

, he was appointed State Secretary in the

Ministry of Petroleum and Energy The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Energy () is a Norwegian ministry responsible for energy, including petroleum and natural gas production in the North Sea. It is led by Minister of Energy Terje Aasland of the Labour Party since 2022. The depar ...

. He served as a deputy representative to the

Parliament of Norway The Storting ( ; ) is the supreme legislature of Norway, established in 1814 by the Constitution of Norway. It is located in Oslo. The unicameral parliament has 169 members and is elected every four years based on party-list proportional represe ...

from

Nord-Trøndelag Nord-Trøndelag (; "North Trøndelag") was a counties of Norway, county constituting the northern part of the present-day Trøndelag county in Norway. It bordered the old Sør-Trøndelag ("South Trøndelag") county as well as the county of Nordl ...

during the term 1989–1993. From 1991 to 1995 he was county mayor of

. Outside politics, he was a director in the Norwegian Industrial and Regional Development Fund, later named

Innovation Norway Innovation Norway is a state-owned company and a national development bank. The company's programs and services are intended to stimulate entrepreneurship in Norway. Its head office is in Oslo, and an office in each of the Norwegian counties. It a ...

following a merger. Almlid has chaired the

Central Norway Regional Health Authority Central Norway Regional Health Authority () is a state-owned regional health authority responsible for operating the hospitals in the counties of Trøndelag and Møre og Romsdal in Norway. Based in Stjørdal, the authority operates five health ...

from 2006 to 2012, and

Nord-Trøndelag Elektrisitetsverk Nord-Trøndelag Elektrisitetsverk or NTE is a power company serving northern Trøndelag county in Norway and owned by the local governments of 19 municipalities that it serves. NTE is one of the largest producers of electricity in Norway, with an ...

, and was a board member of

Vinmonopolet Vinmonopolet (), symbolized by Ⓥ and colloquially shortened to Polet, is a government-owned alcoholic beverage retailer and the only company allowed to sell beverages containing an alcohol content higher than 4.75% in Norway. As the arm of the ...

from 1998 to 2000. In 2011 he became chair of

Statnett Statnett is a Norwegian state-owned enterprise responsible for owning, operating and constructing the stem power grid in Norway. The company has its headquarters in Oslo, Norway. Statnett also owns 30% of the Nord Pool Spot along with other No ...

. He is the father of business executive and former newspaper editor Ole Erik Almlid.

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1945 births Living people Deputy members of the Storting Mayors of places in Nord-Trøndelag Centre Party (Norway) politicians Innovation Norway people Norwegian state secretaries Norwegian businesspeople {{norway-business-bio-stub